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= Planning page for Photon (4.9) =
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= Planning page for Platform work for 4.9 =
  
 
This page discusses target fixes and improvements to the Eclipse Platform for the 2018-09 release.  
 
This page discusses target fixes and improvements to the Eclipse Platform for the 2018-09 release.  
 
The note and newsworthy of all Eclipse top-level projects can be found under [https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/news/4.9/ Eclipse 4.9 New and Noteworthy].  
 
The note and newsworthy of all Eclipse top-level projects can be found under [https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/news/4.9/ Eclipse 4.9 New and Noteworthy].  
  
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== Performance and stability ==
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== Platform UI ==
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=== Performance and stability ===
  
 
The Eclipse Platform team need to continue to improve stability and performance of the user interface. This includes improving the initial startup time of the Eclipse IDE as well as improving the interactive performance.
 
The Eclipse Platform team need to continue to improve stability and performance of the user interface. This includes improving the initial startup time of the Eclipse IDE as well as improving the interactive performance.
  
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== Simplify and improve the user experience ==
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[ONGOINGEFFORT]
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=== Simplify and improve the user experience ===
  
 
The Eclipse Platform team need to continue to simplify and improve the user workflow in the Eclipse IDE.
 
The Eclipse Platform team need to continue to simplify and improve the user workflow in the Eclipse IDE.
  
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== Improve code quality ==
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[ONGOINGEFFORT]
  
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To make the code basis maintainable and active for new contributors and committers, the Eclipse Platform team will continue to reduce compiler warnings, Sonar warnings and the like. We will also continue to remove dead code and to deprecated outdated API.
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=== Improve code quality ===
  
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== Provide Minimap ==
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To make the code basis maintainable and active for new contributors and committers, the Eclipse Platform team will continue to reduce compiler warnings, Sonar warnings and the like. We will also continue to remove dead code and to deprecated outdated API. See [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=537715 Bug 537715] and connected for details.
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[ONGOINGEFFORT]
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=== Tip of the Day: Content and Enhancements ===
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Provide additional enhancement for the Tip of the Day feature and enable extenders to add their own content. Create content for Platform/JDT/PDE.
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* [FIXED] [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=537716 Bug 537716] and connected for details.
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=== Provide Minimap ===
  
 
The Eclipse Platform plans to provide a Minimap view. See [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=321410 Bug 321410] and connected for details.
 
The Eclipse Platform plans to provide a Minimap view. See [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=321410 Bug 321410] and connected for details.
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* [FIXED]
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=== Link Handling for custom URI schemes ===
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The Eclipse Platform plans to provide a possibility to add link handlers for custom URI schemes. See [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=530833 Bug 530833] and connected for details.
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* [ONGOINGEFFORT]
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== SWT ==
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===Common ===
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==== Show calendar week in SWT.CALENDAR / SWT.DROP_DOWN ====
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* [FIXED] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536024
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===Windows ===
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==== Improve Accessibility support ====
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* [DEFERRED] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=514871
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==== Improve Dark theme support ====
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* [DEFERRED] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=508634
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* [FIXED] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=517003
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==== Improve on HiDPI support in SWT ====
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* [FIXED] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=534820
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* [CLOSED] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=490213
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* [FIXED] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=515502
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* [FIXED] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=537614
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===GTK ===
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==== Modernize documentation and bugzilla ====
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* [DEFERRED] Add README files for building binary/.SO files using build.sh
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* [DELIVERED] Clean up existing SWT-GTK development articles on the SWT wiki page
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* [DELIVERED] Contribute native GTK snippets to the GTK specific snippets repo
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* [DELIVERED] Clean up old and/or duplicate bugs
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* [DELIVERED] Accurately triage incoming bugs in a timely manner
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==== Improve Wayland usability ====
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* Improve Wayland usability issues such as:
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** [FIXED] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=530138
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** [DEFERRED] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=534521
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** [DEFERRED] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535075
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==== Further stabilize SWT-GTK3 including Webkit2 and HiDPI support ====
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* [DELIVERED] Address any bugs that prevent users from using GTK3 over GTK2
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* [FIXED] Fix any potential Webkit2 issues, such as: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536141
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* [DEFERRED] Resolve potential problems arising in GTK3.24
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* [DELIVERED] Further stabilize HiDPI support
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== Ant ==
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=== Ant version upgrade ===
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Upgrade to Apache Ant version 1.10.5 {{bug|536223}}
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''DELIVERED in 4.9''
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=== Routine Maintenance and Enhancements ===
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Other Bugs and enhancements.
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== Debug ==
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=== Framework to show command line ===
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Run Configuration Command Line to Clipboard {{bug|312397}}
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''DELIVERED in 4.9''
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=== Routine Maintenance and Enhancements ===
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Other Bugs and enhancements.

Latest revision as of 02:11, 4 September 2018

Planning page for Platform work for 4.9

This page discusses target fixes and improvements to the Eclipse Platform for the 2018-09 release. The note and newsworthy of all Eclipse top-level projects can be found under Eclipse 4.9 New and Noteworthy.

Platform UI

Performance and stability

The Eclipse Platform team need to continue to improve stability and performance of the user interface. This includes improving the initial startup time of the Eclipse IDE as well as improving the interactive performance.

[ONGOINGEFFORT]

Simplify and improve the user experience

The Eclipse Platform team need to continue to simplify and improve the user workflow in the Eclipse IDE.

[ONGOINGEFFORT]

Improve code quality

To make the code basis maintainable and active for new contributors and committers, the Eclipse Platform team will continue to reduce compiler warnings, Sonar warnings and the like. We will also continue to remove dead code and to deprecated outdated API. See Bug 537715 and connected for details.

[ONGOINGEFFORT]

Tip of the Day: Content and Enhancements

Provide additional enhancement for the Tip of the Day feature and enable extenders to add their own content. Create content for Platform/JDT/PDE.

Provide Minimap

The Eclipse Platform plans to provide a Minimap view. See Bug 321410 and connected for details.

  • [FIXED]

Link Handling for custom URI schemes

The Eclipse Platform plans to provide a possibility to add link handlers for custom URI schemes. See Bug 530833 and connected for details.

  • [ONGOINGEFFORT]

SWT

Common

Show calendar week in SWT.CALENDAR / SWT.DROP_DOWN

Windows

Improve Accessibility support

Improve Dark theme support

Improve on HiDPI support in SWT

GTK

Modernize documentation and bugzilla

  • [DEFERRED] Add README files for building binary/.SO files using build.sh
  • [DELIVERED] Clean up existing SWT-GTK development articles on the SWT wiki page
  • [DELIVERED] Contribute native GTK snippets to the GTK specific snippets repo
  • [DELIVERED] Clean up old and/or duplicate bugs
  • [DELIVERED] Accurately triage incoming bugs in a timely manner

Improve Wayland usability

Further stabilize SWT-GTK3 including Webkit2 and HiDPI support

  • [DELIVERED] Address any bugs that prevent users from using GTK3 over GTK2
  • [FIXED] Fix any potential Webkit2 issues, such as: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536141
  • [DEFERRED] Resolve potential problems arising in GTK3.24
  • [DELIVERED] Further stabilize HiDPI support

Ant

Ant version upgrade

Upgrade to Apache Ant version 1.10.5 bug 536223

DELIVERED in 4.9

Routine Maintenance and Enhancements

Other Bugs and enhancements.

Debug

Framework to show command line

Run Configuration Command Line to Clipboard bug 312397

DELIVERED in 4.9

Routine Maintenance and Enhancements

Other Bugs and enhancements.

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This page was last modified 02:11, 4 September 2018 by Niraj Modi. Based on work by Matthias Becker, Lars Vogel and Eric Williams and others.

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